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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 43,297 teacher education subject specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

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The Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 55 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Concordia College at Moorhead to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 55 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public school with a small student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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With a ranking of #8, South Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,189
Kansas 711
Minnesota 1,158
Iowa 599
South Dakota 198
North Dakota 312
Nebraska 451

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta.

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